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Part of a service presented to François I on one of his visits to Savignies (1536, 1540, 1544), this piece, with its inverted bell shape, pedestal foot, and architectural handle, imitates contemporary silver ewers. The silver mounts were probably added in the seventeenth century.
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Title: Ewer
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: French, Saintonge
Medium: Lead-glazed earthenware (white pottery); silver mounts
Dimensions: Height: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1814
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